Brake mechanism



Aug. 17 1943. J, Q MCCUNE 2,326,961

BRAKE- MECHANISM I Filed Dec. 20, 1941 I s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Joseph CMcCune BY 1 mg w ATTO R N EY Aug. 17 1943. J, c. M CUNE BRAKE MECHANISM filed Dec. 20, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.4

.fig. 5

Fig.6

INVENTOR Joseph C. McCune BY ATTORNEY 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR I Joseph C. McCune BY ATTORNEY Aug. 17 1943. j c MCCUNE BRAKE MECHANISM Filed Dec. 20, 1941 ins:

rotorsis secured and which it is desired to brakej A structure of this general type is disclosed in the McCune' et a1. patent hereinbefore referred to and to which referencemay be made; In View of these facts and also. the factfthat disk brakes in general areso wellknown, the showing of the invention in the drawingshas been. limited and the following descriptipn-1hereotwill necessary to a clear and comprehensive understanding of the inyentiomw I escription-metres fem; 2

In the embodiment oi the'inven tion shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the reference gymemll a rotor of a disk brake mechanism whiehQiQig the purpose of illustration only, 'is 'of the type adapted to be interposed between twgmref ergbly; t

metalbrake stators? (Fig. 2) the adjacent metal faces of which arefadapted to. cooperate with the saesite t qes-oisa s r te t eflee er sin v hi d sire t t am Flee, i ate? i v eis os m a 9irt e in eatiQe-oemnri es a aest e 3 wa st i meter-ebb mad o heet leee reeta eaeh o th ea es e' o th fies PM suit we a by i ets 5 an a e e mu al-its o die a sweat? rake sh es ii v shoes e e-feeb e of eomnes tion ty o Pirate mate ie ia-ed" outer ieee P ovide friction braking surfaces to; Iriotiqgal braking eentaet with the adieseet fesesoii to s 71 ws elwoe; w th blades will 'engageyor substantially so, the brak ing faces of the stators so to thereby form between each adjacent pair of blades and between each shoe fi andthe adjacent blade 1, a radial duct open at both its innerand outer ends to the atmosphere. -With the rotor l rotating and in brakingcontact with the stators 2', the ends of the brake shoes 6 and the sides of the blade.

'11 will sthereiore act as fan iblades to create a forced :fiow' of air throug'hthese'ducts over the ends'of said 'shoes and the portions of the braking face of the stators between the shoes 2or zcam ying"away heat from said shoes and stators incident'to such braking contact. above described, the area of the braking faces '1 of the =shoes 6..is 'l-rinited in accordance with the e Qu te lam nte t tke se med, a d.

-heat dissipating capacity of the coolingmeans ilt e l fideseliihed so -as to avoid excessive and damagingheating of the shoes 6 during braking. As; above mentioned, the blades 1 are non- .bralging elements and provided o eact merely as .fan elements.- ygaralmig :is iimited to the brake flshoemG. lnorderte thusglimit -bra'kingtto the ii he-bl des Lar e madewofsa materiai Mhiehupon contact with the stators 2, avillreadily Wear away or mm over as the shoes 5 wear; without producing any vmaterial deg-nee. of resistwnce to rotationoi. the This material may e a r latively .,sott-m tal,-. such as cop er .0 a uminum, the melting poirntof which is above 'ibewtemperature which the rotor will obtain during b aking, or he s material fiomposie mm b aking-material, like-the shoes @but in the b ake 52; we e ually rm. 7

each other-around each side of theging and the 7 t a a ae leeethranaereeo th br ki V tees? wi e-es Qfth ho sfoo eashsi e or:

the se, qual .si bstant e ly ooef'third the len th ar a i malar of them-asbe- -we n=qiss es includin t e and bate-r Pefinhekel ed s e the shoe Thi a ea o seeme- SQbfiFQ-Hfifill? the maximum wh eh @apable o with e b at aissiea os or coolt e n w to be des rted. mother ord this fli s-oi brak ng s rteee on. otstb 0 wi mali e-an amou e? heat. durin akin Qantas? w th. s ators? whi h eeual su s am "eelia n at seeming ten c y fif pool- Mean e'e eveet excessi e an dam ging.

heeftih i th I As stewsn he a -wing ato e 'ii sc' ibed? 't el'e els ne sur ace s n-sash sideot the. o or Fa ms; 11. betwee zsevexal brake ho s, such 4 in numb r, in; vsee er. that a rela ively large.

e s o the shoes will be subjected, to the 1 e io air torrents c eated by the cas ing means to thus facilitate the dissipation of heat and also to minimize thefpeis sibility of de- Yeloomest e eseees v a heat n areas fl fihin fih 7 Iprm: of"relativ,elyj .thinstrips thereby capah e of b imipe. or tura n ve jm r rubbin contact 1 with $133M?! 1150 as prevent any material otdreg n' the rotor. Any of the e mater als; will 1 the same end, and he deeree oibraking wililbfi. limited substant ally t t e surfa e oi. shoesgfi .ior conwith the stators 2, as w ll seawa d-em.- v

7 It isd 1ld to point out that applicant is aware y t is 42 6 o Prov e; a ro o h get-pluralit 5 9f: rake shoes separated eac ,.;other.- by

re at elan arrow spaeesthr e w i h: cooling all; currents may flow, For the pnrposeoi brakin g yehicles likep t ose used in railway service such knownstructure's are impractical however;

partigularly wherecomposition braking: ;-materialhis used efror ilte vreason-tnat excessiye and d mag ng heatmsgofi he compos o br k terialfcannotvbe avoided. Applicant has; solved this problem hbwever'byfthelprevisionpf a rotor havin both braking means and non -braking & means and by l miting hebrakin sur ace ,ofith brakin means to' an amount :Which will produce noinore heat than the iane nof' he 11011- shees e mete ir zaeeeteet: wi theair a imate aieued-tl eseeea a 7 time ater 31 here is ezqvie a he tlqissinat-zrae ally ex teeeinsnen-bxasinee elemeetsek, ientb aees ,1; w ite ee isisleet th wemeeese eaerisies one Q.

e rina merhea saneed a new 1656 at t e the e-wmcn m y ,heweme m the.

. a Lemme sideef the ri e 3 Ea h of a h blades is seemed in pesinateri braking meanspandissipateito prevent damage with: brakingj means o brake shoes; This im- 'ni oved structure/is b liyed to be n and, an

important contribution tosthe art' sincegit pro- 'vidcs for the suc essf l use otcompo ifion br @131 thistypeof brake;

:According' was embodiment of the invention 1 one or more fan-blades I0 is secured to rotor ring aw so e th Side ieemefl i a w e.

Nimay beat any desired arcuatelengthandalong each of its oppeeiteehds at the sideadjacentzthe ring 3;-there, isiprovlded; an out end dial y extendineshoulde 1., ,A "clip l2, secured to'the, ring 3 at each-of rthe oppositeends of each t blade 1-," has ashoulder l3 o rla pin the adjawin sm t v H; a bl e wher y he the respective; pai

I i It will be H t WQ th1-b niwi t :W thj e b e ei leased; extend substantiallythe same distan ee v V t f:,fl ;32 ;9'6 is rnovahle relative to the' clips I2' either mine .d irectio iaof the ring 3 or in theilopposite .di'rec t1on as .daiited to 'be applied between men-blade 'i u as to ..create i any appreciable resistance: to rotation' of, the rotor;

y mited .by' contact with theshoulders- I3. Betweenthe clips Il-Ziat the ends of each blade I 10, a springfld, substantiallyv in the shape, of a cross, is [secured atits-enter-tb the ring 3 ;bya rivet l 5. The ends of the spring under eaeh blade' 7 i act against the inner face of theblade within ging' the blade-ind direction of clips I2 by in'serting from p the outer peripher of the ring 3 and after being j" thus; positionedthe interengagement of the spring l4 with the blade withinztherecess I6. is adapted I. to 'h'oldf the bladein positi'on iin thelrotor.

The blades I!) may belmade of any deSiied'm'a- I 'terial, since underno conditibnarPsaidblades.

adaptdjto engage the statorsi with such-force When theshoes 6' are newy'iit isiintended that V .with the shoulders -'I l. OIlzthB blades in contact with shoulders 13 on'.-the"c1ips 12 the 'outer sur- I face of the blades ID will be in substantial a1ign- I ment with the braking faces of said shoes; so that when'the stators .2 are; in brakingcontact with the shoes the blades will .be. in substantial 0011- I through radially extending channels 'farmedbetween the blades and stators for dissipating heat jfromthe rotor and stators. i

V After the brake-.shoes;6,'becorneworn and when v I tact with the'stators to create a forced'fl'ow-ofair dise ngagedfromv the stators 2, theblades' til-.will

projeotfrom the, ring 3 to a degree greateri than shoes 6 according to the extentiof wear of said shoes, as shown in'-F ig.. 5. When this'condition exists, then when theist'ators are moved intercontact with' the shoesfi, saidr'stators will engageaa'nd i move the, blades lfl inwardly' of athe clipsfizi in the direction of. ring 3 :{to a; position such ,-as shown in Fig. 6.

In thisfpositio'n'it willbe noted" that the blades *IiJ are 'held in centact withithe stators by'the relatively:lightforeejof springs .M, this force being insufiici'ent however to. provide oftherotor. 5

1y {substantially engage the stators 12' dur' g braking, andfafter thje-sh0es-6 gweanithe force between .anyiappreciable degree of resistance wtorotation It will thus beseenitjhat when shoes 6" are Q I 'new, if; thebraking surfaces-thereof are in-line I with the endsof blades. ljllisaidbladeswill meregneser iptimzegr'i ures a .8, If;

' IrLthis embodiment there is 'provided betw een .eaohftwb {brake shoes 6 an, arouate shaped plate 2 0 wl iichhas'v on'its outer face-a plurality of out wardly' :projectingftan blades 2 l extending radii allyrof theplate, Theseblades 'niay be made; of any; 'desiredzmater ial, and are provided, Only ffor V engagement; with the fadjaeent stator Z jupOnngagement thereof with the brake shoes Sign therinjg 3.

'iAtithle n r en ;.o11t e ei I f east-mite 20f" entren i ts" and dvenaps 1 h lat n P er al the shoes 6 and said: stators! Between each two-"oppositely arranged pair or plates 20 the central-ring 3 is provided with a plurality of bores'which are spaced; tromleach other, and extending tlirou gheach ofthese bores and engaging the oppositely arranged plates "29 is a coil spring' 23. These springs '23" act in the 1 same capacity "assprings Mjin' the embodiment shown in FigsjFB to" 6; to 'urge the fan blades 2 I outwardly in the directionotthe respeetive sta'f' I tors [and to'provide,:under-light pressure' fr'orn the-fstatorsfio r ii'loiiefrrient ofj-t he plates ifl and blades'jl in the direction :0f the centralfring 3, as the brake shoes 6 wear aw'a'y'."v The pressure of the springs 23 on the plates 20 isfmerely sufficient to accomplish the encl just descflbedl so thatfdul'ring braking there will be :no' appreciable I degree ot dragjbn or resistanceto rotation of the m wee be we n h b d s, 2-! T nd shelters whe 'ie ef b a e w l i iunc ieh i iing braking ;only to create? a 'forced'flowbf aiiibe tween thejblades and around the; shoes to vavoid l ex ce ss'ive" heating ofthe shoes, j J Des ri z'gtimt- Fi gures-il" 13 In this embodiment the rotor*rin g ii iisprbl vi de dfbetweeri each two shoes 7 {'with an arduate i shaped fnotch' extending; substantially} from". one

the blades lfl and statorfs duringi .brakihg; Will I be limitediby springs {4 to, aideg-ree ;whioh -will not materially :re'tardfrotatidn o fthe gr'otor. -The degree oif fbrakingi of roto'rgil by stators '2 will therefore belirnited inacco'rdance with the'aiiea- V of braking surfaceof thes'everal"brake'shoes 6 and "besubstaritially independent of the "blades l0. The blades I 0 therefore constitute non b'rak mg elements, the onlypurpose offwh'ichis to' cre- I shoes fllin notedithatflafter the shoes 5 become from ring 3 as whenthe shoes 6; are new and will v subsequent to an application as I obtained 7 when 'ea forced cir atio of air 'around'thebrake i shoes and overthe surface of-the'stator bje'- tween said shoesforfcarrying away. heat incident to braking and thusfpreifenti damage to said 7 fingerslflof the pIateZB the opposite side of -53 thereioreprovide iorysubstantially'ias prompt coolingof-theparts of the brake when released;

' ring by rivetsffl, .v I i II I i H aplur it yfof'spaced'sprin'g 1 fingerszazprojecting .radiallyitherefromandterg' I fminating'in 'linejwith theouter'periphery'of the I V "shees 'fiith'ef fingersf28' at one' 'sidef of the rotor f ring3 being} aligned with mese s between the I 'Each' plate 125 has 'shoe' toth next and frofin theouterperiphery i Jof the tring to' a line2'5 located substantially midi way between .fcircles including-the butler and in 5 Y 1 net peripheraledges o'f the-shoes 6i; Atboth sides' 0f ring- 3 a relatively narrow arcuate shaped plate I 26' is disposed between each twofadjacent pair "qr shoes" substantially. in line' with the firmer 'peripheral. edge of; "the shoes and is' secured I to said i su ea yrectan ular' shapeeane g V 'd ally arranged fanblade 29 is secured; Lat jmeend to the inner 'surfaeefof each 'finger ZB *andj 4 projects therefrom" througl'ithe notehin the ring and beyond the" opposit' 's i d 'thereoffj it being noted in Fig. llthat 'the'blades 29 .prejetin'g beyond oneus ide of 1ring3 are secured tofingers 4 I aezegce 28 projecting iro'm the plate" atrtlie opposite side of the ring 3,

Y 2t aim the has a, iiisijdeoitne use 25 "(his 13 ,jislac'iapted to define or Br ke eiease. besit afi ortnebiaas 29. 'Wheii in tliisioslt'ion it tendd tha'tjth ends at theoi ds ap osite those secures to ngers" 2E withthe braking surfaces of hoesii when said sates are sew so as to just substantially engage the stators 2 during brakin t'o create a'foifcd circulation or air setwea theliotor' aha stators iii thesafne manner described connection the ii to ,8.

5ihab s h e-2,5 wee w h wever a the stators 6 therefore move closer to eachother to ottaih rakiii eoiitactwitii aiq .sli o esit will be seen thatpressiire of the stators agaiiist blades 29 will cause said hlades to move inwardly asp'errxi ittedljy'the gesmehey of mesiibpoi mg anger QB, thefoic of these fiiigers lheiiigi only sufficient .7 however to provide such 1igh t contaot between the blades and stators under this oonditior that were will be he materiai deg'ree of drag of said blades" or the stator I'n 121 the blades 29 are shown ina, position which will be assumed when the brakes are applied; after wear of the Brakeshoesia has .talieiiplace. Y

nUpon re lease of the stators from the Brake shoes 6 after the' shoes hai e become wornthe resi 1iency o:f fiiigers 28 will return the blades 29 from a position such asshown'inQFig. 12 to the position shown 11, so :as to create sub stafitiaily the same degree of air circulation with the hraire shoes worn aswhen new, for cooling the brake elements ina minimum of time upon release operation thereof; the same as provided for by the arrangements shownin Figs. 3 to 8. summary It win saw was that a .fot'ei; far; 'a dislr tively' harrowmad-es 1 Shown? bring 1' a e; oimay be relatively narrow and *be provldedlh greater numbers as shownin '7 to 12,111

' ord'er 'toyattaina desirledirclilatiohbf air between the rotor and stators. f,

Having.now described my invention, 'whatl claim as new anddesire to 'secureby Letters Patent, is:

' 1; An annular braire' rotor fora diskhrake I mechanism of the type havi'nglan annular stator disposed in coaxial 'relatiorii with sai'd' rotor-and in which "engagement: between said rotor and said staton'is adapted to ezrectbrakmgpr said rotor, said rotor comprising in fcombination a ring, a brake shoe of; com'pbsitibn'braking material securedt'o onesiiieoi said ring and adapt ed to frictionally engage thefadjace'nt' face of said stator to brakeg'said rotor, and non-braking 7 means carried by said ring (and spaced from arrahged'around and secured to said rotor be;

make; mechanism has been provided which dissipating far hladescontactthe stators du ring hfa king but }the ej,fanj blades are; non-braking elements andnot adapted to effiect braking, their "only function heing to. act as-fan means for forcing air" currents around the lgrake shoes 6 and over the "braking surface of the stators bei tween said shoes.

i he fanslolades may-heeither'a non-resiliently supportedtype such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or a resiliently supported type shownin figs -7 material which will quickly wear away or turn over uiider light pressure from the stators in order to av oid obtaining; any appreciable resistance to rotationof, the rotor. The resiliently supported fan blades may however be made of any desired material since the A pressure hetween said bladesand the stators duringlbrakin'g is 1 so limited actuating springs as to prevent any material degree of resistance to rotation of the. rotor. The resiliently supported fan blades may have arelat-ively great, arcuate lerrgthhasl shown in- Figs; 3 W6, aszcompared toltheqrela-j Y when saidsho es" are nemanasprin means act;

saidshoe and projecting from said ring for contact with said stator upon engagement of said shoe and stator and operative upon r'otati'oh' of said rotor .t'o'rfo'rcei air around said shoe "and over the braking su'rfacot saidstator beyond 'the ends of said shoe, v i

2} A disk brake mechanism "comprising in com=' bination a brake statorya coaxially arranged brake r'o'tor comprisihg'a ring; a pluralityrof brake, shoes of composition braking ihate'riai spaced from each'other around 'ohe side of said 'ringfand secured thereto for "fiictionally 'erif gaging the adjacent face of said stator to brake" said rotor, and a plurality ofnon-brakiiig ineans tween said brake shoes and operative uponr'ota tion of saidr'otor to force air around said shoes and'over the brakir'igs'urfaoejof said stator be tween sai'd'shoes; said non-'brakin'g means en: 'stituting fan blades iarranedr'adiailly bf the rotor and'projectingi'fromgsaid onef'ace for con tact with said stator upon contact o'f said brake shoes with saidstat'or;-' 1

3; A'rotorifor'ai brake mechanisrii' cc ihpris 'ing'in combinationfa', ring, a plurality-of marge shoesspaced from each other arouhd and securedeto one':1ace of said ring, ands plurality of non-braking means arranged aroutidisaid between said shoes and projecting irfiinsaid face-(if said-ring adistanceeiilial substantially tome thickness df-saidshoes. I

V 4. A 'rotor'for-a brake'mechai'iisfii campus:

' ing irrcoinbination 'a' ring; a plurality ofhralr extending surfaces adapted'toact as fan blades 7 to 1;. The non-resiliently supported-typeof fan blade ispreferably madc J'i la v y i a d 1019i shoes spaced iroiri each other aroiind and so; cured to one face of saidring; apluranty of non braking elements arrang'id around said ring be tween saidshoes andhavinggenerally/radially upon rotation of said rotor, saidv elements teing capable of movement in directions away '60 from and; toward said ;face of said ring, means associated with said; ring arranged to limit movementof said elements away irom;said ring to Q i h hwe m! wa a des: m'ents areina plane includingjthe surfaces o f ing on said elements urgingsarne in afdire'ct'iori M ri- 1 a ring a d ea s-w ore: inent of said elementsin'theydii ection of said 5. In coir'ibination, a mare stator; 1ar"coaxia l1y arranged brake rotor foorr'iprisiri'g' armg, a plurality'o'f brake shoes spaced around and secured to one face of said ringw'refric tional contact with said stator toa-efie'ct braking of said mtbr,'-'an& plurality "o fnon -braking e l'e- "tact with a coakially arranged brake statorof a ments arranged around 's'aid' ringbetween said diskbrake mechanism to'efiect braking ofsaid' I shoessecured-to saidfring nd operative rotoni'said rotor "comprising in-comloinatio11-*a upon rotation of--said roto1f 't0 create a forced ring a plurality-ofarcuatebrake shoes of corn circulation of air around said sho's'"and-, over position braking materials'paced from each other ',of said; shoes and "incapable of providingy rotor upon contact ywith said stato-rg stator-,"s'aid' rotorfcomprising in combination; a 'over' theqface of saidstatorbtween aid 'liing}aplurality of Brake-shoes made off'conipo'siv tion braking material spaced from each other a to rotation oi said rotor;

I the adjacent surface of said stator between said j aroundandsecured' to one'iace of said ring," for shoesfor dissipating-heat from said shoes, each" frictional brakingfcontaict" with said ro'tor,'"the ofsaid' non brakingelements "constituting agffan, combined arcuat ieng 'thof said shoesbeirigduai blade" extending"i n' a" generally radial direction substantiallyto one third the lengthfof the "'ei'raorossthesaid facel'of said'ringand projecting 10 ouiar'surface-of said ring be tweenfithe fmner and t from-said facea pdistane substantially equal t'o [outef peripherai' edgesz' of said'sh'oes, and; fan V the thickness" off'said brake shoes a'nd being-re1 means*betweenfleach'adjacentpair'oi said sho'es" atively thin -as 'compared, to the 'arcuatelength] iv secured tojsaid. f a'ce'of*'-said"ring and extending" andbpro'jectin'g substantially; to nori'- braki1ig= "contac with 1 said stator to fefiet" a circulation f air pasjtlthe endsfof saidshoes?" nd materiaidegree'of-resistance to -rotation'of said. omjs'aid 'face a'jdistance equal a 6. Ahrake .rotor '{forfa disk? brake mechanism; of the f type having fa? coaxial ly arranged; brake j Y uponrotat iori 'of-said'rotoracross said'r iace in a generally- -radial dire'ctionm thickness'-fof said shoes 'ior V 1o. g rake rotor roryrrcmon l braking faun 7 tact'With' acoaxialiyarranged-brake stator; ofia frictioria1contact ivith theadjacent face-{of said H disk "brakeemechanism toaefiect braking-bf said a V stator to brake said-rotor, andiapluralitybffan roto g said rotor comprising inf co nbination a bladesarrangedaroundjsaid; rotorjand secured ring; apluralityof arouateibrak hbe opwm;

Ito said oneiace' hetween'saidshoes, said-blades v .7 positionbraking material'lspaced from each other "extending in a generallyradial-directionofsaid around and secured tofonej faceof saidr-ingior Y v ring" and projecting flom' 'saidon e fabe for Confr iotidnal'ibraking cbl'it'act with saidg statoi' the V V tact withsaidstatorupon engagementsof -said combined'aroua'teiengthgofallof'saidbrake shoes brake shoes withfsjaid' -statbigg said ran f blades-' equaling-p substantially one third the lengt ii of the r ,beilig ie1ative1y thine and"'n1a1d of" material v circularsurface' QfISaid ring- -betwefl'the inner a adapted" to Wear *aWay under "contact withsaid and: outer peripheral edges of "said-shoes 5 snag a stator without 'efiectirig-any' material resistance I '7 plurality of non-brakin'g metai fan "blades dislrotor r fritibnal bra g 5, and operative-upon rotation-"of: said rotor toi er? 5 I tact by"a-coalxia11y ar apged -brake' statorfof a 1 a feet aE'Jcirculation;of'air past the 'ends'f'ofsaid;:

Q disk brake mechanism, 'Said rotor' vcomprisingF-iiri shoes and over the surface' of -said;stator be? combination a ring; aplurality,"of arcuate brake tween said' shoe's, I said blades being spaced from 7 shoes of composition' b'raking material spaced each other and the adjacent ends osaid shoes from :each other around' and secured tos'aid '40 qnd-having a length equal,substantiallyto"the g r 'm t m ta t: w t aid stato yto radial width ofs'aid shoes and extending-from ,nombraking metal elements spaced;from each tially to' the thickness of 'said'sho'e's for contact other aroundsaid 'ririgbetweensaidi shoes'janjd withsaidstator uponcontactbetweensaidjstator ksecuredatdsaidrrmg; n m mg'e em t 45rand shoes; the width 'o'f each of said' bladesbeing' extending iina generally radial directionof'saids such as to provide for wear of: the; bladesup'on" ringand projecting therefrom aidistance equal adapted to act as fan bladesuponfrotation-oi-said 15 0 01- 3 "rotorto Tcreatea circulationrofair past; the ends" 5 11. A br kB or for:- v I tact with" a o'caxialiy- 'arranged.brak'eistator of between me shoes; the metals: saidnor'i-brfl? adisklbrake ha mt f e t kihe oi i rotoigisaicl rotor} comprising .in, eombination- -a P r 1- 'ringfa pluraiity of brake-shoes of composition: liesistance'torotation'ofsaid rotor 5 a V -"8'I A brake rotor for 'frictionibraking contact with a coaxially arranged brake stator'oi a di'sk I U V a brake inechanismf to efiect'brakirigof said rotor; carriedbysaid'orie fac o' f saidringbetween said s, I

, shoes and resiiientlyrurg'ed ina .directidi1'- away mnaiimmg as; of said 'shoesiandj over} th surface of said stator ing 7' elements rupon 'cont'act with said stator bemgcapable 'oiiwea-r without effecting anyma'terial v k I braking materials'paced from eachother around said v rotor comprising; in' combination; aring ga plurality"of bralefshoesjof compositionfibraking 6O from said face for-contaot with said stators-p011- V I lmateria'i "spacedfrorfi e'ach' other arourid "and P brak engagement F Q "s lf i brakei f secured to-one' facefof said ringr'for frictional shoe flto[effectia circulation: of air: aroundlsai'da r 1 contactfwith,said stator'without' effecting any 1 substantialiy to the thickness of saidsho'es and" materialg-degreeioi resistance to rotation-of said i jv arid securedto'oneiaceoi said ringliocontact- I 1 1mg. said stator,. and a plurality o'f fan'. blades brakingenga'igenient withsaidstator; and apmshoesandsovei l the.brakingface *ofasaidstator-i v ra'lityofnon-brakingelements sp'aoedfroni-each' a between said shoes I v othertairound said Iac'efof;saidiringbetween sai'd- 1 12. A tbrakeerotor -for frictionallbrakin'g con-1V. brake .shoesand seoured to, said ring, said non' --tact with acoaxiaiiyarranged brake statonofiaJ r direction of said ring and being resiliently urged 'QIOLOIQ; said rotor {comprising {in ''combi'nation a a 'into 'contact-withsaid statoruponengagement of. i piuralitymf brake shoes of; g ompositjion'. brake v said stator and brake'fshoesjandfoperative upon .70 ma'te'rial jspac'ed fromjeach other around and rotation of 'said rotor'to act-asfan'bIade to-- create a circulationof airj'pasttheendsof said;

" 7 shoes 'and over the facejof isaidstator between rallity of f'an members spaced from ,eaoh- -other,

""saidshoes. m V v I I 9.1L brake "rotor for frictionai braking 12011:" shoes and securedto'said ring f0r'r0tationtherearound said one face of saidring between'said 2mm eeirl. n ne;

to: r tation; the ew th 'd; n qy din fopmo' pon-en a me t; of -sa dial; brake; mechan sm tQ.: e h .h .ak..in :t-:. said. rotor, said rotorzicomprising-i ombina ons;

, ralityoi. fan members spaged; from each .0 around: said one-face oLseicL rin r'e e w en-eexd; shoesva ndlsecuxed;toesaidaring,ior rotation the oh o e 5 2 we 'f 9 8 efie e hetweeo iq 5 .29951; e qh eee l implemen y ie n ow we wax mmy eis teqesee ime: ead 'eqapiee @1 91, u n p emen; of

or, frl qt i vnai hie 4!. brak 21 9;

enea emenk x am sfietpye 5mm e c1.onel meo v sai 2 5 .ob t eeo said es 5x111 s u d to aidn n ior.retai qxiamenee with efiect a; emul t on of a x-Teroued ai s oes. and; eve wthe ece q said sh ,;eecl ise d. meme. xecomnrisina "e ement havin qpnesilzelyl disposed suyfa ces ex:

" ending. zeeieak yiiot q .e =r,.Qt91r anq e alle axis..to .aq ;es. e

516s; u on notation o rot k lmeens se wmervse de lement; o said:.. .m

V onseid.-..element ,olgur ing ame-in. a; rection awesjn' mmvsaidi ring int 'cont twitn a aten tater. and 5h 1 A brak rows.- fox -.m. ti n zwbmk n with aieoa sially. a ran d brake; s at plura ity- Qf: make shoes oi= composition broke material; snaced. from each othexz. around arm; 7

SeQuIed-jmmneiace .ofu said ring i011 f ictional;

brakinggengagfimfim by sa d; stat and: a; p

withflto. effect; a, circulat on of; any around; s

said shoes, each'oirsaid members. havin a i shoes aniovler the facexofisaid" stator between:

extending faces operative ruponr omfiiql fi oid;

rotor to efiect a flow of air outwardly of sgid; rotor, meanssecured. to said ring, and connected withleakch member for-ronatingsaid member-with said. ring and providing for movement of vsaid;

membex 3m .aJdi rec tiono'towand and away irony saidv ring,.and springimeans carried. by sgid pin acting'on each of{ saidomembers; for resi iently urging some intofnon-braking;Contact,with sgid .stator and brakeshoes,

or 15. A brake rotorf iqrjrictional bralqlng eon;-

tgzct with a. coaxially arranged brake statorof; of

disk-brakemechanismto effect braking oi saidy rotor, said rotor. comprising; in .combina tion a pluralityl of brake shoesi ofcompositiqn bgalge mammal-spaced from each other. around and secured to one face of saidring for fricti nal.

braking-engagement by saidwstator and a 9.111-

ralityofvfan'members spaced from each other,

around said one face of'said ring between said; shoes and secured to said ring f 0r rotati0n there,,-;

enpmembet rspaee item eaeh). 4,111? e Ae QrLbeween fmaoeei s oes. ensi'h l d ie ieeeJQt; Sflilii ewe; between eisl shoes re ghoq eais .memhensfqgmpzi me an Ka o amu hene e ement qis peedibemeemeaen ad acent na l s le; heee; urality; f; er;

.1withiseisile me k n k men; aeene M K .po o szt n g mm teem; e em saidu tgmn 29% comeqtzoksg mean fiQllliiQlltGlQIk m1 ing fe t e vt ome lement em; hleslse v. Ax. mk eidm esxen 9m Insane-amine ex; side- 2mm or; 9 m1 sameandasa g bl des:

o .ed mqt qp; ma ix m 'said r n neei sil ent means, o emin man er. brakingipresg e b t unonehxe a neee e tl 9; v

to tlQIPQLbta a I e 2%- ext pb A mam 10 x1ev o.

witheto efiect fa Circulation of air aroundi Said, Q

t e m n."

qmi e skmm; A 

